just Elise this whole year as I work on a long-term project called MAKE36. This episode is about the October product and how my ideas for products have developed and changed over the past year. shownotes for this episode can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast

elise chats with Julie Richardson of Unblushing (formerly Julie Ann Art) about rebranding after 10 years in business. shownotes for this episode can be found at elisejoy.com/podcast/shownotes155

elise chats with creative director Amy Tan about her round-about career path through the fashion industry to the paper industry. We chat success, failures and why collaboration can be the best thing to happen to a small biz.

elise chats with Lindsay and Bjork Ostrom from the blog Pinch of Yum about why they have chosen to share their monthly food blog income with the internet and what's the driving force behind what they do.

bonus episode featuring just Elise talking about the 5 things that are important when trying to take creative work seriously and turn a hobby into a career.

elise chats with Tracy Benjamin of Shutterbean about doing creative work daily and forming habits that help, not hinder the creative process.

elise chats with designer Kelly Purkey about taking new risks and making small and big changes to your business' direction.

elise chats with artist, Crystal Moody about her year long project to draw something everyday. Crystal shares what she learned, how she changed and her advice for making a creative venture like this successful.

elise chats with creative quilter Astrid about working through the middle of a project and finding ways to enjoy the process.

elise chats with Isabella of Dear Kate about the company's recent hugely successful kickstarter campaign: why they decided to fundraise, how they grew their goals and how they kept up momentum.

elise chats with photographer Cortnee Loren Brown about finding your passions and making a living out of what you love.

elise chats with artist Kal Barteski about her passion for making art, selling originals and developing collections.

BONUS EPISODE : elise chats a bit more about the concept of blogging as a business vs. being a business owner who blogs.

elise chats with Kayla Aimee about her recent two book deal and where she finds inspiration for writing.

elise chats with Ann-Marie Espinoza in the second of hopefully many honest small business discussions. this week, we're discussing social media...what works for us, who we are inspired by and a few random pet-peeves.

elise chats with Hayley Morgan of Wildly Co. about getting an idea for a business and running with it.

elise chats with Jen Lara, a creative coach, about how creativity can be measured, increased and excercised.

elise chats with Melanie of Grey Moggie Press about what goes into exhibiting at the National Stationery Show.

elise chats with Katie, co-founder of Artifact Uprising, about how the photo book company began and mixing art with brand.

elise chats with Elsie Larson and Emma Chapman of A Beautiful Mess about how their brand and blog has grown and now employs a small team.

elise chats with Ann-Marie Espinoza in the first of hopefully many honest small business discussions. this week, we're discussing working with brands as a blogger.

elise chats with Amy Shubert of Lemon & Raspberry about creating an affiliate program for your own products as a way to encourage sales.

elise chats with Katharine Watson, a handmade stationery designer about selling to retailers and how she got her products carried in stores nationwide.

elise chats with Ali of aliedwards.com about the importance of looking outside of the computer for inspiration and scheduling creative time.

elise chats with sarah von bargen of yesandyes.org about blog post content, features, reoccurring posts and the importance of consistency.

simply getting started and sharing what I hope to accomplish with this podcast.